dominera
Meaning
dominate; domineer, hold the upper hand
In Swedish: vara starkt framträdande (i, på); behärska
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att dominera | to dominate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | dominerar | jag dominerar |
| Past | dominerade | jag dominerade |
| Supine | dominerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har dominerat | jag har dominerat |
| Past perfect | hade dominerat | jag hade dominerat |
| Future | ska dominera | or: kommer att dominera |
| Conditional | skulle dominera | jag skulle dominera |
| Imperative | dominera! | a command |
| Present participle | dominerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | dominerad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | domineras |
|---|---|
| Present | domineras |
| Past | dominerades |
| Supine | dominerats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use dominerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise dominera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (dominera). Which is the past tense?
dominera in a sentence
- xxxx dominerar (på) den svenska bilmarknadenxxxx dominates the Swedish automobile market
Questions
What does dominera mean in English?
dominera means “dominate; domineer, hold the upper hand”.
What is the past tense of dominera?
The past tense of dominera is dominerade (“jag dominerade”). The supine is dominerat, used in “jag har dominerat”.
What is the present tense of dominera?
dominerar, the same for every person: jag dominerar, du dominerar, vi dominerar.
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